navaja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
- penknife noun A small folding knife that fits easily in a pocket.
- pocketknife noun A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle).
- razor noun A sharp-bladed tool used for shaving hair from the skin.
Senses
navaja is used for these senses in English:
- jack-knife A compact folding knife.
- razor A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
- razor clam A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
knife — full definition
- noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
- verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
- verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.